Outline For The Necklace

Trevor Herring
Mrs. Moore
ENG 1113
26 January 2017
Doting Adoration
Thesis: Throughout the story, “The Necklace”, various kinds of devoted love is displayed.
I. Paragraph 2: First Body Paragraph
A. Topic Sentence: Mathilide Loisel’s husband has such a doting love for her, he is willing to do anything make her happy.
B. Context:
1. Maupassant writes it on page sixty nine.
2. Mathilide has lost her necklace, and her husband goes out and searches hours to find it while she sits at home.
C. Quote from Text: Without the smallest hesitation, he went and searched until seven o’clock for the necklace while Mathilide sat and watched the clock (Maupassant 71).
D. This proves the thesis because Mathilide’s husband loved her so much he was willing
He displays his adoration by doing anything she wishes or wants in order to make her happy. For instance, at the beginning of the story Mathilide complains she has nothing to wear. In order to make his wife happy, Mathilide’s husband gives her his savings to purchase a brand new dress for the ball (Maupassant 69). Doting love is displayed by her spouse because he is willing to give up his savings in order to fulfill his wife’s desire of new clothing. This man also displays love to Mathilide by searching hours for the necklace she had misplaced. Without the smallest hesitation, he goes out and searches until seven o’clock in the evening for the necklace she has lost while his wife remains at home watching the clock (Maupassant 71). Here we see a selfless, doting display of adoration to her by being willing to do anything for her happiness and well- being. S s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s ss s s s s ss s s s s s ss s s s s s s s s s s s s s s ss s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
Upon realizing they can not find the necklace, they decide they must replace it somehow. They then look for a jeweler and find one who could make an exact replica (Maupassant 71). This necklace; however, is extremely costly to create. Mathilide and her companion cannot afford the price to recreate the necklace, so they took out loans, sold possessions, and worked for years to make the money. Both of them were willing to work all their lives in order to repay their debt. Maupassant writes that Mathilide “learned the meaning of hard work” (Maupassant 72). She is willing to spend her whole life working in order to keep her friend from losing her necklace. They spend all of this time and money just to replace a necklace they think is priceless just to find out it is almost worthless. Neither of them wanted their friend to be without one of her possessions. This is a kind act of doting adoration. S s s s s s s s s s s